The phrase "a staggering lack of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize an extreme deficiency or absence of something, often in a critical context.
Example: "The report revealed a staggering lack of resources allocated to education in the region."
Alternatives: "an alarming absence of" or "a shocking deficiency of".
For starters, there is a staggering lack of social workers.
Bach compositions — works that all too often involved fraud, deceit and a staggering lack of originality.
Troops who worked on the tests have described a staggering lack of precaution for workers.
You have displayed a staggering lack of basic knowledge about governance.
They include, even by Westminster standards, a staggering lack of self-awareness, which often makes a mess of their tactics.
But even if this is true, it would seem to reflect a staggering lack of political calculation.
Viewed with remarkable disdain by many cycling fans as over-moneyed Johnny-come-latelies who have bought success, Team Sky have suffered an often staggering lack of popularity on the continent.
Lord Alfred himself frequently behaved with a viciousness and staggering lack of judgment that suggest he had a fair share of these bad genes.
For the past few years, tech companies have ramped up efforts to address the staggering lack of diversity, a problem that persists despite evidence that diverse companies and teams outperform their counterparts.
The principal was filing papers in his office, and when I challenged the state of teaching and facilities, he seemed to have accepted the staggering lack of quality as an intractable fact -- "This is a tough neighborhood".
Some worry that the economic changes — which have generated a busy retail sector and thousands of food kiosks, bars and restaurants, but almost nothing in the way of manufacturing — have created an aura of well-being that belies Cuba's staggering lack of production.
